Joe Grogan
@RealJoeGrogan
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Father, Former Assistant to President for Domestic Policy, Senior Fellow USC Schaeffer Center
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How much does this monstrosity cost? Trump was elected overwhelmingly to stop DC's insane business as usual swamp crapola which has bankrupted this country and screwed up healthcare enough to make a kremlin basement bureaucrat blush. .
First in @politico: Lawmakers close in on an end of year health care deal, with more significant than anticipated changes in store for PBMs and a substantial telehealth extension. With @davidalim .
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Great conversation with Dr. Robert Redfield on why he embraced @RobertKennedyJr's messaging and vision, the @realDonaldTrump health agenda, vaccines and his approach as a physician dealing with patients asking questions. @DCEKGpodcast.
Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC Director, joins us to discuss @RobertKennedyJr vision for the MAHA movement and his support for vaccine transparency and individual choice. Don’t miss his powerful insights on how to Make America Healthy Again! Full episode here:
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Power inquiry from @SenRandPaul. The IRA put Medicare Part D into a tailspin. Now the administration has cobbled together a temporary scheme to mask the damage. Wow. @YouDecideHealth.
Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which is now driving up seniors’ health care premiums. Americans deserve to know if Biden and Harris are now illegally handing taxpayer funds to insurance companies in order to hide those premium
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Regardless of politics, government collusion to censor should outrage all Americans. Kudos to this judge and all those who were targeted by The Man: Biden likely violated First Amendment, federal judge says. @caseybmulligan @DrJBhattacharya.
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It might not be so bad that the government was spending the Medicare trust fund's money on EV projects, if it weren't doing it in such an abysmal fashion. @paulwinfree @YouDecideHealth.
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This article from @ddiamond highlights the perils rushed policy and people pushing their own agenda in the oval. This was never going to get done. Neither was Most Favored Nation. Trump's promised $200 drug-discount cards won't happen - POLITICO
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This isn't just about @ScottAtlas_IT Admitting its mistake and apologizing would be a great step forward for Stanford:
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Yes @mattdizwhitlock. Wiping out the IRA would be a solid policy but Trump didn't do that. I wonder why @SenWhitehouse thinks he did do that? And why would he write that when it's so obviously untrue? @YouDecideHealth.
What Whiteclubs is referring to is Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act scheme to steal money from Medicare to Fund EV tax credits - which has led to the biggest premium increase for seniors in HISTORY. Trump hasn't ended that. But lets hope he/Congress does soon!. #PauseTheIRA.
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Why are Senate Republicans playing footsie with @SenSanders (I-Vt) who takes any incremental step towards nationalizing health care as a win. Hate the PBMS all you want but Sanders hates every company in the private sector. This won't end well for anyone who cares about markets.
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Whups? CBO admits they missed cost of the IRA's foolish restructuring of Part D by $10-$20 billion just for 2025?!!!@paulwinfree Developments in Medicare’s Prescription Drug Benefit @SchaefferCenter @caseybmulligan @YouDecideHealth
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The most important health care policy think tank in DC is also the newest one. Congrats to @brian_blase and @Paragon_Inst A look at the think tank that may shape Trump's health policies : NPRand @YouDecideHealth
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Yes Vance is right on and Walz is wrong on Health Care Reform: Better Coverge Options Possible | National Review @YouDecideHealth
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@peterbakernyt Really to guard against "Trump reprisals?" Or to "insulate them from criminal prosecution?" Could you please make an attempt to be objective? Just for the hell of it? It's a new day. Do better @peterbakernyt.
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@mehdirhasan Sorry @mehdirhasan. You and the msm dismissed and mocked the lab leak theory precisely because you wanted to exploit all this human suffering and scientific ambiguity to advance a political agenda. One slanted, short debate on your tendentious show isn't inquiry.
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Thank God someone is paying attention to this regulatory capture conflict of interest lunacy: Republican lawmakers criticize FDA’s ties with CHAI on regulating AI @YouDecideHealth @Paragon_Inst
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'If we go to court, you will lose': CMS abandons fight over Catholic hospital's candle. How was this ever a thing? @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth
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Monster team shaping up at OMB! Congratulations @MarkPaoletta and @russvought.
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for the privilege to work for you again. I am thrilled to be rejoining my friend @russvought at OMB where we will once again be the tip of the spear to implement President Trump’s agenda, including working w/ @DOGE to cut wasteful government spending!
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The extended shutdowns were an absolute catastrophe for our kids and this country @caseybmulligan @MartyMakary National test scores plunge, with still no sign of pandemic recovery @YouDecideHealth
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You raided Medicare to pay for green energy subsidies and the IRA did such a terrible job that seniors part d premiums are going through the roof.
For 59 years, Medicare and Medicaid have given millions of Americans the security and dignity of affordable health care. While Republicans in Congress want to put these programs on the chopping block, @POTUS and @VP are fighting to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid.
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Congrats to @theomerkel and Steve Parente @AAF for a well study done pointing out how absurdly expensive the Kamala Harris Health plan is. @YouDecideHealth mod=opinion_lead_pos1.
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Why would Republicans be voting on this? Such an awful bill and such an awful waste of time. Vote no! @StephenM @BasedMikeLee @RepJimBanks.
H.R. 6317 is coming to the House floor tomorrow. It would block President Trump from instantly reimplementing his architecture executive order in his second term. Make federal buildings beautiful again. Vote no!
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It's should be a crime to discriminate in the provision of medical care based on race. @ScottAtlas_IT. What terrible terrible judgment.
Outrageous, racist and a stain on our country. Unethical and immoral. Anyone - politician, doctor, citizen - who supports this is an outright disgrace. Immediately disqualifying to hold any position of authority, period.
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Thank you @SenTuberville. It was a wolf in sheep's clothing. It raided Medicare for green energy tax credits. Crazy. It exacerbated inflation and wasted money.
The Inflation Reduction Act was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Gas prices are UP. Energy prices are UP. Food prices are UP. And @KamalaHarris was the tie-breaking vote.
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Looking forward to kicking off the #JPM Healthcare conference with @drjmob @ScottGottliebMD Monday 7 am pst panel "Insights on Future Headwinds Tailwinds Facing Pharma and Healthcare Innovation." It's been too long. @ScottGottliebMD @SchaefferCenter @YouDecideHealth @Paragon_Inst.
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It gets worse and worse: Fentanyl May Be Killing Even More Americans Than Previously Known — Here’s Why | The Daily Caller @caseybmulligan @R4AmericaNow @SchaefferCenter @YouDecideHealth @Paragon_Inst
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Accurate reporting. The IRA was and is a fraud. Scoop: Health care experts, seniors want Trump to “pause” the Inflation Reduction Act @SchaefferCenter @Paragon_Inst
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I’m happy to see Air-force Veteran and PATRIOT Anna Paulina Luna strong in the fight for Florida’s 13th congressional district! Keep up the great work and #MakeAmericaGreatAgain!.
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And she didn't mention that premiums for Medicare drug coverage have gone through the roof because they raided Medicare to give money to green energy subsidies @CZ.
What a disgrace. The IRA is taking away treatment I need to keep MS from taking my life away. It’s a sadistic joke that VP Harris is proud of her vote to steal cures from patients.
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This is a joke. A sick twisted joke. Name something else after Humphrey but this building needs to be razed. It is ugly and toxic: Humphrey Building, Korean museum named D.C. historic landmarks - Washington Business Journal via @WBJonline.
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Did Democrats know what they were doing when they raided Medicare for green energy subsidies? @CZ Did they care about costing seniors like this? Double digit part d premium increases? Kamalaflation! @YouDecideHealth.
Medicare prices are going up, drug development is going down and the administration is playing shell games to hide the result of their awful policies: all courtesy of Harris’ tie breaking vote 2 years ago for the IRA. @Hopemattersmost
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Thank you @carriesheffield. The disaster of the IRA is going to be hanging us for a while. @caseybmulligan @YouDecideHealth.
Kamala Harris cast tie-breaking vote for so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which raids Medicare Part D to fund reckless spending. Seniors suffer premium hikes, lost coverage as insurers flee. Harris' bill is a disaster for Medicare and seniors. Read @IWF:
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Sendak's op Ed in @statnews: "The proposal makes an unconvincing argument that federal investments in AI assurance laboratories at sites like Duke, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford advances health equity.” Senate Finance this morning on A.I. and healthcare.
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Uh we did learn that. @SquawkCNBC. The fact that we have a President proposing this at this point in history shows how far we've regressed. They always and everywhere lead to shortages and misery. We're already seeing the havoc they cause in health care.
Kamala Harris has proposed price controls as part of her economic plan."I thought we would've learned by now that price controls do not work," says Fmr. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.
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Both POTUS Trump and Obama embraced site neutral payments to bring down costs and rationalize reimbursements. It's bipartisan: Site-Neutrality-Coalition-Letter - DocumentCloud @SchaefferCenter @YouDecideHealth @Paragon_Inst
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Congrats to @seanspicer who was absolutely spot on in walking through the data the past couple weeks. He had the best pollsters in the business on and really cut through the msm and mainstream pollsters. @seanspicer was spot on. Outstanding job Sean.
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Good article by Chris Jacobs. Not enough attention is being paid to Biden’s moves against people’s health care. Here we go again.
My @foxandfriends segment with @ainsleyearhardt and @kilmeade talked about my @WSJopinion piece exposing the radical nature of @TheDemocrats' health plans, and my forthcoming book on #SinglePayer:
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Why did you and Biden cut Medicare to give green energy tax credits to wealthy Americans? You were the tie breaking vote. @YouDecideHealth.
Last night, we heard claims that Donald Trump is fighting for our seniors. How can you claim to fight for seniors when you intend to cut Social Security and Medicare, which is a lifeline for so many of our seniors? . One thing is clear: @JoeBiden and I will always protect.
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Biden-Harris administration using taxpayer money to mask Medicare premium hikes before election: critics @YouDecideHealth
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It wasn't until @SenRandPaul -- a.Libertarian with real balls started asking questions that the corruption and dishonestly of @NIH started to get exposed.
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When @realDonaldTrump gives @elonmusk the Medal of Freedom, Thomas Sowell should be right there next to him getting his own. @YouDecideHealth.
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I can't help but wonder how the early response would have been different had @NIH not argued so hard that it could not have come out of a lab. Had we known it could have been manufactured it would have changed the entire response.
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Nauseating. Probably a violation of law, definitely a waste of dollars (and of course fails to mention these guys destroyed Part D with the IRA.) Biden Admin Uses Taxpayer-Funded Email Blast To Praise Kamala Ahead Of Election @YouDecideHealth
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Great job @mfcannon. And congratulations to @GeBaiDC for organizing a fantastic conference. @SchaefferCenter.
About to moderate a @GeBaiDC @JohnsHopkins panel on health reform with @joeantos, @ScottAtlas_IT, @brian_blase & @RealJoeGrogan.
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A Biden administration memo signal the beginning of hyperregulation, write @MickMulvaney and @RealJoeGrogan
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The next Commisioner @US_FDA is a straight shooter @DCEKGpodcast.
Ever wonder how medicine got so much wrong? 🤔 Dr. @MartyMakary is here to set the record straight in this eye-opening Blind Spots episode of DC EKG! . Watch the full episode now:. @RealJoeGrogan @RealEU4U
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Yes!!!! @JustinShubow! Winning!!!.
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Easy to understand: health apps lying about being someone's doctor to monetize private health data is just nasty. This needs to be stopped. How about focusing on this? @ONC_healthIT @hhsocr @healthprivacy @tina_HTI @sequoiaproject @housecommerce @senatehelp.
In their new Forefront article, Tina Grande + Deven McGraw of the Healthcare Trust Institute + @ciitizen argue that patients and health care organizations need to be able to trust that exchange participants will act as responsible stewards of patient data.
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Nice @JustinShubow ! Never would have happened without you!.
Day 1 Memorandum from President Trump: He's going to Make Federal Architecture Great Again. Here's to democracy in design!
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What was billed as Biden’s signature legislative achievement is being unmasked as a policy failure. The IRA increased inflation, raided Medicare for billions of $, destabilized Part D, and will drive drug prices upward.
A ruling last week against the maker of a diabetes drug is the latest favoring Medicare’s price fixing scheme created by Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. While the govt is winning so far in the courts, seniors are already losing. Here’s how: .
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The great @SteveForbesCEO sharing @kenblackwell -- an important piece to think about. It was regulation that created this mess and now I fear we are in a spiral @SchaefferCenter @FMarketHealth @Paragon_Inst.
Great piece by @kenblackwell. Health technology has far outpaced the legislative and regulatory landscape. Apps that function as digital health records need to be held to the same data security standards as providers and insurers. #PatientPrivacy #Data.
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Congratulations to @DrOz for being @realDonaldTrump's pick for @CMSGov. I like it. Time to stop fighting over the old crap on central planners' terms. He should liberate himself from trying to make stupid laws work better and repeal garbage when he can. A good start: the IRA.
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I'm with @nick_ayers 100 %. These accusations are so far beyond the pale and totally at odds with anything I witnessed or heard or any rumor I heard. I was there for 3 1/2 years. This didn't happen. Trump isn't perfect, but this did not happen.
I’ve avoided commenting on intra-staff leaks or rumors or even lies as it relates to my time at the White House but General Kelly’s comments regarding President Trump are too egregious to ignore. I was with each of them more than most, and his commentary is *patently false.*
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Big job. It's a shame to lose him @Paragon_Inst, but he'll be great in Nebraska. It's great to see one of our scholars go back to being a partitioner. Too many think tanks have scholars who never do anything and sit there in endowed chairs forever. good luck @gonshorowsk!.
Congrats to my former colleague, data guru and great guy @gonshorowsk for being named Nebraska's new Medicaid director. And thanks to @brian_blase and @Paragon_Inst for developing his talent. cc @paulwinfree @BeachWW453.
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I love to say I told you so. This is the ultimate metaphor for failures of the ACA and healthcare central planning. CMMI was at best a waste of time and now we see its central purpose, cutting spending -- saving money -- was an abject failure.
CBO estimates that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) activities increased federal spending between 2011 and 2020 and will also increase it, by $1.3 billion, from 2021 to 2030. In 2010, CBO projected that CMMI would produce savings.
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The Inflation Reduction Act Is Already Killing Potential Cures by @RealJoeGrogan @SchaefferCenter @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth
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A strong, independent leader is needed at @FDA. @MartyMakary has the training, experience and judgment to bring a fresh perspective. Unlike statists who absurdly think @fda is operating at "peak performance" Marty would bring change and transparency. Patients need it.
.@MartyMakary would be a fantastic choice to lead the @US_FDA. He is not beholden to pharma interests, is a brave and independent thinker, and a good man.
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Great work! Important issues for the media and pundits to pay attention to. We are on an unsustainable path.
Paragon's FIRST JOINT EVENT with EPIC is underway, and we are joined by CBO Director @pswagel, EPIC's @paulwinfree, and Paragon's @brian_blase. Today's discussion: Health entitlements and a sustainable federal budget.
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Actually a pretty good clip. @YouDecideHealth.
.@RealJoeGrogan explains that the Democrats' experiment in drug price setting was simply a tool to enable their real policy objective: subsidizing green energy projects. So they diverted $237 billion in expected savings from Medicare. @GeBaiDC @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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You should serve if you can. You'd be a tremendous asset to @realDonaldTrump and the nation. Please help pull us out of this cesspool, @JustinShubow.
It was a pleasure to discuss the future of art and architecture policy under @realDonaldTrump on @aaron_renn's show. I don't make any presumptions about my role in the administration, but I hope the leadership of the National Endowment for the Arts will share my vision: "A great
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A great target for DOGE: Reforming the 340B Drug Discount Program | RealClearHealth @SchaefferCenter @Paragon_Inst @
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I don’t get it. We’re in the middle of a pandemic and having solid legal analysis @US_FDA is an imperative. Mark Raza is a great and talented lawyer. Why would they put a kid in there with 1 week left? And force Biden to put a political appointee in that position on day 1. Dumb.
FDA cycled through three different lawyers as “chief counsel” on Monday, unnerving health officials who say they’re bracing for more last-minute Trump changes. Pro subscriber link:
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Those early days of Covid when we were desperate for accurate intel and sound scientific advice we clearly were not given the whole story. The Corruption and decay @NIH didn't happen overnight. and fixing that place @DrJBhattacharya will not be easy.
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I'm not saying that following @paulwinfree will allow you to understand the budget process but I am saying it will make you humble about what you think you know. @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth @SchaefferCenter.
One of the wild details of the debt limit bill is that it rescinds $27 billion in mandatory budget authority and provides a new $22 billion appropriation for the Commerce Fund. Taken together, however, these parts of the bill will actually increase spending. Here is how. a 🧵.
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Great question @mfcannon !.
Q for Vance & Walz:. Shouldn't we *celebrate* how choice delivers (per CBO) comprehensive health insurance plans at premiums 60% lower than #ObamaCare?. #CatoHealth
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Congratulations @brian_blase for having your outstanding work quoted in the WSJ The debate is really simple and has been for some time: choice, competition and innovation vs. uniformity, central planning and rationing.
Critics of short-term plans were completely wrong that permitting more people to benefit from them would harm the #ACA individual market.
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Great start to @Paragon_Inst series of policy briefings for hill staffers. @SchaefferCenter. Looking forward to the next one.
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CBO pulls rebate rule out of the baseline. That rule, the most expensive ever, funded Biden's gun bill, the transportation boondoggle and the IRA. Sheesh. Oh and CBO updated the cost of the IRA. Drug savings cut in half. Of course. @YouDecideHealth @SchaefferCenter @Paragon_Inst.
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They obviously are learning the details and have gotten advice from experienced hands who know their stuff. Buckle up: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government @YouDecideHealth
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It has been fantastic to watch @GeBaiDC streak onto the scene like a meteor. Trenchant thinking. Common sense. Evidence based. @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth Such an important thinker and voice.
@bgurley But skinnier coverage, only for major items and pushing other stuff to the cash-pay market. HSA should be expanded. Patients in need should be directly subsidized (not through insurance premium subsidies). Imagine how vibrant the market would become when patients are free to.
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Paragon Institute launches! In the coming years, Paragon will be THE right-of-center think tank to pay attention to. Can't wait to see what they have in store. @brian_blase @FMarketHealth
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How many EV chargers could you buy if the $6 Billion in drug price savings weren't totally fake? Uhhh, less than 8: $7.5 Billion in Government Cash Only Built 8 E.V. Chargers in 2.5 Years @YouDecideHealth
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So grateful to the @boyscouts TSA for taking me and my son to Normandy for the first time a weeks ago. So appreciative of the sacrifice and courage of those who stormed those beaches. It makes a real difference to see it in person.
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FDA overreach is a huge problem. CDRH's Clinician Decision Support (CDS) regulation is an invasion of doctor/patient relationship. And dumb. DOGE that sucker. @YouDecideHealth.
Looks like a prime target for the Musk-Ramaswamy Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Lawmakers are pushing CDRH to revisit its CDS guidance. Excited to see what reforms might come next! #GovEfficiency #HealthTech #RegulationReform
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And let's not forget, she may not have a part d plan soon because premiums have been skyrocketing since the IRA passed. Some plans have been cancelled. So not only may she not have the NEXT drug that won't be innovated @CZ , she may not have a part d plan at all. .
If you think that cost is the number one issue for people battling disease, then you have another agenda. Which is fine but you do harm to the fight against disease by promoting price controls.
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